Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde is 54.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.72
HK$59.99
$4.08
FCFA2,569
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.33
HK$49.25
$4.90
FCFA3,083
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
HK$10.47
$1.44
FCFA904

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
HK$18.67
$0.40
FCFA253
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.58
HK$105.58
$6.54
FCFA4,110
Milk (1 gallon) $12.17
HK$94.62
$9.09
FCFA5,718

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pay 54.3% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.42
HK$88.81
$4.60
FCFA2,890
Monthly public transit pass $64.30
HK$499.95
$16.34
FCFA10,276
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964

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pay 38.7% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.69
HK$168.67
$43.57
FCFA27,402
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
$149.77
FCFA94,195
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
$191.98
FCFA120,740

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pay 84.9% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
$231.89
FCFA145,839
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198

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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.72
HK$59.99
$1.06
FCFA668
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
HK$41.23
$1.60
FCFA1,004
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
HK$101.99
$1.63
FCFA1,028

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pay 59.5% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.66
HK$564.91
$24.51
FCFA15,414
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.59
HK$315.57
$28.59
FCFA17,983
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.45
HK$718.83
$24.51
FCFA15,414

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